I guess the trick is to just be patient, FLTC. We need to be kind to ourselves and allow that time to heal. I know, we as men, tend to think we should just get over things and in the helping profession we're even worse! We think that somehow we should be above it all. What a laugh Anyway, I had a nice day today. I had a couple of pleasant interactions with Plant Lady too. This morning I was heading through the reception area and PL was there stapling some papers, I said jokingly "Hi, what're you up to, something evil as usual?" and she raised her arm as if to throw the stapler at me and replied "no, but I'm about to do something evil" I then said "Well, I think my work here is done, I'll be moving on". At lunch I was assigned to monitoring a certain area, you know, make sure there are no arguments, fights etc. I was sitting in a little office where I could hear everything but not become a target! I was reading a book and suddenly PL sticks her head in the door and says "So, I see you've started a reading club now too" I laughed and said "Yup, I do it all around here, pretty amazing, isn't it" She walked away laughing proudly at her successful attempt at humour! When my time was up I got up and was heading back to my office and I saw her door open so I decided to pop in for some convo, I haven't done that for a while. She seemed pleased to see me and we chatted about nothing for a bit and then she told me about a case she was pondering in her "other life" (private practice). When I left I said "Hey, reading club is every Friday, we're taking new members". So, I enjoyed my little interactions and it's nice to see her a little less anxious/rigid/whatever else around me these past few days. I really think she'd be fun to get to know....maybe one day.
